Tag: Herman Van Rompuy

Italy's newly appointed Prime Minister Enirco Letta landed in Brussels yesterday evening (1 May) for a two-day visit to the EU capital, with the economic and political situation at the centre of discussion.

Herman Van Rompuy, European Council President, issued his strongest warning yet to Britain, saying in a speech in London yesterday (28 February) that the EU's door was open to those in the club who want to leave.

The message of the EU Council’s Nobel Prize exhibition is a tribute to France's General de Gaulle, writes David Price who wonders: Is the Council now openly declaring it is a Bastion of Gaullism?

After more than two years of campaigning for a social pillar in the EU budget, the proposals made last week are extremely disappointing and worrying, writes Pierre Baussand.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has appealed to EU heads of states to show political will and implement the Single Market Act II, according to a leaked letter seen by EurActiv.

Europe and the United States are making progress toward a comprehensive trade agreement that seeks to boost growth and jobs on both sides of the Atlantic, said respective leaders at a G20 meeting in Mexico yesterday (20 June).

European leaders will discuss plans for deeper economic integration in the euro zone at their next meeting in June, after an inconclusive summit yesterday (23 May) saw open divergences between France and Germany over ways to kick-start the EU's sluggish economy.

Up to 26 EU countries will finalise a pact to enforce budget discipline more strictly in the eurozone by March, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said yesterday in Strasbourg, as the bloc tries to move quickly to rebuild confidence without Britain's backing.

Deeper global currents might challenge EU-US relations in the future and history will remember transatlantic leaders not just for how they managed short-term crises but whether they effectively positioned their country and continent for the future, write Daniel Hamilton and Kurt Volker.

Negotiations over the Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014-2020 are likely to spread until at least October next year, paving the way for the full-time president of the European Council to preside the talks and for Herman Van Rompuy to be reconfirmed in his role at the end of his first mandate, next May.

Asked how the EU should deal with financial crises in Greece, Ireland and Portugal, Council President Herman Van Rompuy said yesterday (19 May) that because “money matters”, leaders must take care when giving out messages and “think twice” before they open their mouths.

An "enormous" amount of preparatory work has been carried out by Council President Herman Van Rompuy ahead of a two-day EU summit starting today (16 December), meaning EU leaders will have a "short and focused" meeting, diplomats told EurActiv.

Proposals on the shape of Europe's economic governance infrastructure should be put forward by the EU executive – not the Van Rompuy task force – according to Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the liberal group in the European Parliament.